low Earth orbit

English · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

low Earth orbit

noun low Earth orbits

A satellite orbit around the Earth within an altitude range of approximately 200 to 2,000 km, in which a satellite can communicate with the Earth with minimal time lag and energy consumption.
Similar: LEO

Translations

Every language

noun satellite orbit around the Earth

Español	órbita terrestre baja
日本語	低高度軌道
Русский	ни́зкая околозе́мная орби́та nízkaja okolozémnaja orbíta

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"low Earth orbit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/low%20earth%20orbit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

low Earth orbit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/low%20earth%20orbit

Chicago

"low Earth orbit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/low%20earth%20orbit.

BibTeX

@misc{low_earth_orbit_2026,
  title = {low Earth orbit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/low%20earth%20orbit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}